Rachel Yu

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. My research bridges American politics and International Relations, with a focus on the role of legislative institutions in foreign policymaking. My current work examines how members of Congress gather information, conduct oversight, and influence U.S. foreign policy. More broadly, I am interested in how domestic institutions shape foreign policy and international outcomes.

My research is supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the 21st Century China Center, and the UCSD Center for American Politics. I hold an M.A. in Political Science from UC San Diego as well as a B.A. in Government & Politics and a B.S. in Information Systems from the University of Maryland.

Email: rqyu@ucsd.edu

A copy of my latest CV can be found here.

Works in Progress

• Congressional Oversight Overseas (Draft Available Upon Request)
• Bureaucratic Compliance with Congressional Oversight: Evidence from Executive Agreements
• The Effectiveness of Trade Adjustment Assistance Programs on Political Trust in the US and EU (with Ye June Jung & Søren Etzerodt)